Hairpin package



Jan. 24, 1933. J. A. QBRIEN 1,895,005

' HAIRPIN PACKAGE Filed Agril l, 1932- r I as shown in Fig. 2;

Patented Jan. 24, 1933 UNITED STATES PATENT, OFFICE JAMES A. OIBRIEN, OFBOSEMONT, PENNSYLVANIA, ASSIGNOR TO THE DE LONG HOOK AND EYE COMPANY, OFPHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA, A CORPORATION OF PENN- SYLVANIA HAIRPINApplication filed April 1,

This invention relates to a method of packaging hairpins and the packageproduced thereby, and is particularly appllcable to hairpins made from asection of flattened wire stock bent approximately midway of Its lengthto provide two substantially parallel leg portions connected'by a loop.

In packages of this general character heretofore known and used thehairpins have been more or less loosely mounted so that they are easilydisarranged before the packages reach the purchaser in the usual tradechannels. It is therefore an object of the invention to so support thepins within the package that they are held in a predetermined positionand may not be easily disarranged. It is a further object of the1nvention to provide a package in which the pins are supported upon oneedge of the material of which the package is formed and in such a mannerthat a portion of the package material is folded about the loops of thepins to retain them in position. It is a still further object of theinvention to provide a simple and inexpensive method for packaginghairpins whereby they may be fu ly protected within the package and noteasily dlS- arranged therein.

In order that the invention may be fully understood, reference may bemade to the accompanying drawin wherein:

Fig. 1 is a perspective view of the sheet of material from which thepackage is made;

Fig. 2 is a perspective view of the sheet with the pin supportingport-ion partly folded and the pins in place thereon;

Fig. 3 is a longitudinal sectional view taken-through the partiallyformed package Fig. 4 is a perspective view showing the pin supportingportion of the sheet, with the pins thereon, in completely foldedcondition.

Fig. 5 is a perspective view of the completed package; and

Fig. 6 is a sectional view taken transversely of the completed packageshown in Fig. 5.

In forming the package constituting my invention, I utilize a sheet 10of foldable material which is sufficiently rigid to give the requisiteprotection to such a package as it PACKAGE 1932. Serial No. 602,433.

is handled in ordinary channels of commerce- This'sheet may be made fromcardboard of light weight, and is preferably of elongat :l .shape with alength approximating three times the length of the pins to be packagedtherein. In forming this sheet of material it is preferable to creasethe same along two transverse lines 1112 and 13-14 in order that thesheet may be readily folded on these lines to form three substantiallyrectangular portions, the pin supporting portion 15, the intermediateportion 16, and the flap portion 17. A slit 18 is provided in the p1nsupporting portion 15 and this slit extends transversely of the sheet ina direction generally parallel to the lines of fold and terminates shortof the lateral edges of the sheet as shown in the various figures of thedrawing.

In the formation of the package a plurality of pins 19 are mounted uponthe pin supporting portion 15 so that the legs 20 and 21 of the pins areon opposite-sides of the supporting portion with the loops 22 thereof inengagement with the free edge 23 of this portion. The ends 24 of thelegs 20 on one side of the supporting portion are extended through theslit 18, and, as will be noted, the pins are arranged in such adjoiningrelation alongside each other on the supporting portion of the packagethat they are not readily displaceable, particularly after the packageis completed.

While it is preferable to position the pins upon the supporting portion15 before this portion is folded along the line 1112 into the posit onshown in Fig. 4 of the drawing it will be understood that'the sequenceof these operations is not material to the invention, and that the pinsmay be positioned on the supporting portion 15 after this portion hasbeen folded substantially into the position shown in Fig. 4.

After the pins have been mounted upon the supporting portion 15 asdescribed, and this portion, with the pins thereon, has been folded intooverlying relation with respect to edge 25 of this flap is inserted inthe slit 18 as shown in Fig. 5. In thus folding the flap portion 17about the free edge of the supporting portion 15, the inner faces of theflap portion 17 and the intermediate portion 16 contact closely with thepins ad acent the loops thereof as shown at 26 and 2 and thus serve toretain the pins in their proper posiiion upon the supporting portion ofthe sheet in the completed package. lln order that the flap portion 17may he readily inserted within the slit 18, the corners may be removedas.

indicated at 28 and 29 to form a tab 30, or the entire side edges of theflap portion may be tapered for the same purpose.

By means of the structure herein described 1 provide a package in whichthe pins are supported in such a manner that they are not easilydisplaced from their proper position in the package, and by the use of asingle sheet of material a ackage is made in which portions of the acage wrapper serve to retain the pins int eir proper position. While thepackage has been designed particularly for use with hairpins, it will heunderstood that it is likewise adapted for use in packaging othersimilar articles.

Having thus described my invention, what I desire to secure by LettersPatent is:

1. In a hairpin ackage, an elongated sheet of rigid material olded ontwo lines extending transversely thereof to provide three "overlyingrectangular portions of substantially equal length, one of the endportions having a slit extending transversely thereof adjacent a line offold, a plurality of hairpins mounted astride the edge of said endportion with the ends of the legs on one side of said portion extendingthrough said slit and the loops in engagement with said edge, the freeedge of the opposite end portion being inserted within said slit.

2. In a hairpin package, a sheet of rigid material having one endthereof reversely folded upon itself to provide a supporting portionwith a length substantially equal to the length of the hairpins, saidsupporting. portion having a slit extending transversely thereofadjacent the line of fold, a plurality of hairpins mounted astride saidend portion with the loops thereof in engagement with the edge of saidportion and the ends of the legs on the outer faceof said portion extending through said slit, the opposite end of said sheet being reverselyfolded about the edge of the supporting portion into engagement with thepins and having its free edge inserted within said slit.

3. A hairpin package comprising an elongated sheet of rigid materialfolded upon itself to provide a pin supporting portion, said pinsupporting portion having a transverse slit therein terminating short ofthe lateral edges, a plurality of pins mounted astride the. pinsupporting portion with the loops in engagement with the free edgethereof and the en s of the legs on the outer face of the pin supportingportion extendin through said slit, the opposite end of said sheet beingfolded about the loops of the pins and having a tab thereon inserted insaid slit.

In testimony whereof, I have signed my name to this specification.

JAMES A. O'BRIEN.

